Trager® Approachtopsychophysical integrationTrager Approach is movement education that works like a "reset" for body and mind. Trager's quality of touch and gentle, supportive movements speak directly to the nervous system to affect lasting change. The work facilitates the release of unconscious holding and tension habits that come from stress, pain, injury, trauma, or repetitive motion. There is a softening of the body and easing of the mind that seems to come from the inside out. New, pleasurable movement patterns emerge, replacing tensions that may have manifested as pain, stress, stiffness, or even illness. Reinforce your improvements with easy to learn movement practices taught during the session.​Here's what Dr. Andrew Weil says about the Trager Approach. ​

There is one thing that when cultivated and regularly practiced, leads to deep spiritual intention, to peace, to mindfulness and clear comprehension, to vision and knowledge, to a happy life here and now and to the culmination of wisdom and awakening. And what is that one thing? It is mindfulness centered on the body.-Buddha

holistic Approach for holistic ChangeEasy, graceful, comfortable movement depends on our brain's ability to organize and coordinate action. Fostering curious awareness of our movement habits can resolve chronic tension and holding patterns that can lead to chronic pain, limited immune function, resiliency, and health. Softening emotional and mental tensions have the same effect. Can you recall ever receiving some difficult news and noticing a tightening somewhere in your body? Or have you felt your shoulders contracted at the end of a long work day and been unable to invite them to relax. With Mind-Body-Work, your awareness of what you feel in your body improves, as will your ability to release and find ease in managing stress. The result is a more easy, relaxed body and mind, with reduced pain, better sleep, improved functional mobility and strength, and a greater sense of vitality and well-being.

It's About CommunicationThe nervous system is a communication network that lives in our tissues, flowing information between the body and the brain. Fostering awareness of our sensations and movement patterns improves this communication system. Tension in the body is an obstacle to this communication. Tissues become sticky, dehydrated, stiff…sound familiar? In this environment, communication through the system is blocked, scrambled, or goes dormant. Time and again, the adage, “ Use it or lose it” is seen to be painfully true. Losing access to the communication channel means that when we want to make something happen in our body, ‘Let go, tight hamstring”, the message simply doesn’t get through. We forget how to relax! Affecting the communication network is a primary focus of this work.

The Brain is in charge of Pain and Tension so Quit Picking on the Muscles.Pain is a conscious experience created by the brain. Wait...what? Yes, pain actually happens in the brain - it's a response to perceived activity in the body. Instead of treating only the body part where pain is localized, the focus is on the nervous system.

Too Busy to slow down?Don't laugh, many people rely on a certain level of tension to get through life. Not to worry, Mind/Bodywork won't take away your ability to run that race, meet that deadline, or get through the day. Rather, you're gaining skill and becoming more nimble maneuvering between life at full-throttle and life at a nice idle where you can rest, recover, and rejuvenate.

Trager Makes You Run FasterWell, maybe. Athletic performance is often seen as learning how to Activate different body parts but it's also about learning to selectively Let Go. Unconscious tension in the body could be acting against the intended action. Learn to "take the brake off" and discover new strength and efficiency.